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  • 1619: The Journey of a People

    Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, United States

    This one-man show packs generations of history into an abridged performance.  1619: The Journey of a People commemorates the struggles, recognizes the heroes, and critically analyzes the American journey towards freedom and equality.  From the beginning of American slavery to the Reconstructon, the Great Migration, the Civil Rights Era, and modern movements for justice, Williams…

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  • Counting Down to 250 – Celebrating Our Freedom

    Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, United States

    Join us as we welcome back nationally known actor, Terry Lynch as he helps us celebrate the USA's 250th birthday! Free event, but registration is required at:  www.peotonelibrary.org Sponsored by The Peotone Public Library District Limited Seating

  • American History Book Club

    American History Book Club
    Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, United States

    June Topic:  Protest, Dissent, and Reform Book choices:  There Is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America by Philip Dray The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by Bell Hooks King: A Life by Jonathan Eig

  • MHS Membership meeting

    MHS Membership meeting
    Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, United States

    Join us for our monthly membership meetings.  Details and special speakers will follow.

  • American History Book Club

    American History Book Club
    Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, United States

    July Topic:  Historical Fiction Month Book choices:  James by  Percival Everett (2024 hit; revision of Twain from Jim's perspective) Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier (Civil War South) The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead (Jim Crow era)

  • MHS Membership meeting

    MHS Membership meeting
    Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, United States

    Join us for our monthly membership meetings.  Details and special speakers will follow.

  • American History Book Club

    American History Book Club
    Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, United States

    August Topic:  American Reconstruction Book choices:  Reconstruction:  America's Unfinished Revolution by Eric Foner Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama, the Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution by Diane McWhorter Black Reconstruction in America by W.E.B. DuBois The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution by Eric Foner

  • MHS Membership meeting

    MHS Membership meeting
    Monee Heritage Center at the Creamery 5210 W Court Street, Monee, IL, United States

    Join us for our monthly membership meetings.  Details and special speakers will follow.